Nursing
Join one of the highest-ranked programs in the country, designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in nursing.
Why Earn Your BS in Nursing?
You will take a critical role in the expanding healthcare field, promoting wellness throughout the life span. You can work in a doctor’s office, a hospital or a healthcare facility, and you can specialize in any number of medical areas.
Why Major in Nursing at Adelphi?
- Gain direct-entry admission as a first-year student into our highly-ranked nursing program, and launch your study of nursing in a world-class program.
- Learn hands-on nursing and assessment skills in a state-of-the-art simulation center utilizing the latest technology.
- Gain valuable experience in a wide variety of high-quality clinical settings.
- Have a chance to “live the life of a nurse” with extensive on-the-job work experience so you can smoothly transition to your nursing career.
What Can You Do With A Nursing degree?
You will take a critical role in the expanding healthcare field, promoting wellness throughout the lifespan. An RN degree can help you work in a doctor’s office, a hospital or a healthcare facility, and you can specialize in any number of medical areas.
Inside the Clinical Education and Simulation Lab
Kezia Lovell Shares Her Journey
Kezia Lovell is featured in Adelphi’s Spring 2022 episode of The College Tour on Amazon Prime. See Kezia’s passion for nursing.
Nursing is my calling. I truly believe it’s what I was born to do. I’ve come full circle: I started as a nursing student myself at Adelphi and now I teach nursing here. It’s been an amazing journey. I learn from my students how to be a better professional and I feel honored every day to have the opportunity to shape the next generation of nurses.

Exceptional Hands-On Learning
At Adelphi, we believe hands-on experience is key to setting our students up for future career success. This is why as a nursing student you will have access to firsthand medical experience at one of our dedicated education units (DEUs) located at:
- Huntington Hospital, Northwell Health
- Mather Hospital, Northwell Health
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Perioperative Program
- NYU Winthrop Hospital Perioperative Program
- St. Francis Hospital, Catholic Health Services
In addition, we have clinical opportunities in all five boroughs of New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties.
State-of-the-Art Technology
On our main Garden City campus, we have the opportunity to offer our nursing students uniquely tailored clinical experiences by simulating the hospital setting. Our nursing degree program does this through the latest tools and technology.
Our state-of-the-art simulation lab provides our students with the highest-quality simulation technology in a safe learning environment so they receive the education, practice and exposure they need when applying for their first job.
- Victoria, our birthing manikin, simulates a live birth and is one of only two such manikins in the tristate area.
- Hal, our new state-of-the-art pediatric manikin, is the most advanced pediatric patient simulator in the United States—capable of simulating lifelike emotions through dynamic facial expressions, movement and speech.
Clinical Education & Simulation Lab (CESiL)
Located in the Nexus Building at Adelphi, the 22-bed CESiL features seven clinical exam rooms, a delivery room, a pediatric exam room, and a home-care setting. Students safely train in scenarios from emergency to routine, allowing for mistakes without risk to patients. Launch Gallery
Clinical Education & Simulation Lab (CESiL)
Located in the Nexus Building at Adelphi, the 22-bed CESiL features seven clinical exam rooms, a delivery room, a pediatric exam room, and a home-care setting. Students safely train in scenarios from emergency to routine, allowing for mistakes without risk to patients. 7 Photos-
During a high-fidelity simulation, a faculty member provides remote support to nursing students to guide them through a variety of clinical scenarios.
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Telepresence robots like this one are used for remote monitoring in CESiL’s home-care suite as well as in the growing home healthcare field. They enhance both nursing and healthcare informatics students’ educational experience.
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For College of Nursing and Public Health nursing students, learning in the various CESiL simulated settings and situations is like training in a real hospital. That experience was especially invaluable in the midst of the pandemic, nursing students said.
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By practicing their clinical skills in a realistic hospital setting and learning how to safely and accurately administer medications, nursing students become well prepared for their first RN jobs.
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Here, a cohort of students addresses an emergency code situation with a high-fidelity manikin and gains experience in electronic medical record processes. Various manikins, supportive supplies and state-of-the-art equipment enable faculty and students to translate theory into practice.
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Faculty use this pediatric manikin to train their students in everything from routine to emergency experiences. When used with an obesity suit, the manikin enables nurses to learn about the treatment of child obesity, a growing problem in the 6-to-9 age bracket.
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Victoria, a high-fidelity maternal simulator manikin, arrived at CESiL with two baby manikins in March 2019—able to simulate a complete range of situations that nurses may face in the delivery room, from typical neonatal care to obstetric emergencies.
BS in Nursing Program Info
Application Requirements
To apply for our nursing degree program offered during fall and spring semesters, submit the appropriate application requirements:
Students wishing to transfer into the baccalaureate nursing program must have:
- A minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA
- No more than one prerequisite science grade lower than C+ (The Office of Admissions considers all attempted grades, regardless of whether the course has been retaken)
- Successfully passed the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
- Students wishing to transfer into the baccalaureate nursing program must have met the minimum requirements below in order to be considered for admission.
- Students who have more than two prerequisite science grades below C+ , or who have been dismissed from another nursing program, will not be considered for admission.
Individuals holding a baccalaureate or master’s degree in a major other than nursing are eligible to apply for the BS in Nursing program.
Transformative Educational Opportunities
All undergraduate students going for an RN degree have the opportunity to apply for the following programs to expand their educational landscape:
- The Honors College – fostering intellectual perspectives and critical skills
- Levermore Global Scholars – preparing students to become global thinkers and leaders
- Study Abroad – providing opportunities to experience another culture and see the world from a new perspective
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